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Skills

R
QGIS & ArcGIS
Python
Git
SQL
Bash

Languages

French
English
Spanish
Norwegian

Disclaimer

CV made w/ R.

Source code on github: BenCretois/My_CV

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Benjamin Cretois

I am a PhD Candidate in the project Digital Transformation where I am specializing in data analysis. I am passionate about making data more useful and more comprehensible for scientists and citizens and I am looking forward to continue working with data as a Data Scientist.

Education

PhD. Candidate, Spatial Data Analysis

Norwegian University of Science & Technology

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

  • Finding methods to improve the use of Citizen Science data
  • Managing master students’ projects
  • Teaching assistant in Quantitative methods and GIS courses

B.Sc & M.Sc. in Ecology & Evolution

Université de Rennes I

Rennes, France

2018 - 2016

  • Thesis: “The revival of wolves and other large carnivores and their impact on the livelihood of rural communities”
  • Basic of database management (Microsoft Access and SQL)

Experience

Research Assistant

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Trondheim, Norway

2018

  • Analyzing and summarizing depredation data from European countries

Research Assistant

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Trondheim, Norway

2017

  • Use of text data mining and classification methods to analyze environmental legislation

Sergeant in the French Navy (Marine infantry)

Marine Francaise

Brest, France

2013 - 2011

  • Leading and managing a team of 6 soldiers to secure military bases
  • Training for special forces (Commandos Marine)

Selected Writing

Point pattern analysis in R

benjamincretois.netlify.app

N/A

2020

  • I create blogposts about complex concepts that I try to communicate in a simple way
  • This is a tutorial on analysing spatial patterns in R using Bayesian methods

Accounting for spatial varying sampling effort due to accessibility in Citizen Science data

Spatial Statistics

N/A

2020

  • Sicacha-Parada, J., Steinsland, I., Cretois, B., & Borgelt, J.
  • We attempted to correct for biases in Citizen Science data

What form of human-wildlife coexistence is mandated by legislation? A comparative analysis of international and national instruments

Biodiversity and Conservation

N/A

2019

  • Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Kaltenborn, B. P., & Trouwborst, A.
  • We used text mining and clustering algorithms